Simon Zhu, Simone Rugani: Talents at Bologna Festival
Bologna, Chiostro della Basilica di Santo Stefano — Main
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About the Event
The Paganini Prize, known as the violin Nobel Prize, has the power to transform lives, as past winners like Salvatore Accardo, Gidon Kremer, Leonidas Kavakos, Isabelle Faust, and Ilya Gringolts can confirm. Simon Zhu, a 22‐year‐old German from Tübingen, claimed victory in the 57th edition last October, joining their esteemed company. In Bologna, he showcases a program that skillfully combines classicism and virtuosity, highlighted by a solo violin piece by Silvia Colasanti, specially commissioned by the Paganini Prize from the Roman composer.
Program
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major, op. 24 'Spring'
- Niccolò Castiglioni – Caprices n.5, n.7 n.24 from 24 Caprices for solo violin op.1
- Silvia Colasanti – A una voce lontana presto ascolto for solo violin
- Robert Schumann – Sonata n.2 in D minor op.121 “Grosse Sonate”
- Henryk Wieniawski – Variations on an original theme op.15
Artists
Violin: | Simon Zhu |
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Piano: | Simone Rugani |
Address
Chiostro della Basilica di Santo Stefano, Via Santo Stefano, 24, Bologna, Italy — Google Maps